The W Section 18 Prospect is a gold and copper mine located in Mineral county, Nevada at an elevation of 9,951 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 9,951 Feet (3,033 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 38.55083, -118.79250
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W Section 18 Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: W Section 18 Prospect
Secondary: NBMG # 4253
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Nevada
County: Mineral
District: Mount Grant
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE SHEAR ZONES ARE FILLED WITH QUARTZ AND BRECCIA VEINS. SOME OF THE VEINS HAVE FINE-GRAINED PYRITE,OTHERS HAVE MINOR COPPER SHOWS. ALL OF THE VEINS CONTAIN IRON-OXIDES.
Comment (Deposit): MUCH OF THE EQUIPMENT,INCLUDING COMPRESSORS,ARE STILL ON THE MOUNTAIN;LOOKS TO HAVE BEEN THERE FOR MANY YEARS.
Comment (Location): 1.5 MI SO. MT. GRANT
Comment (Workings): OLD WORKINGS HAVE BEEN DOZED TO EXTINCTION LEAVING LARGE OPEN-CUT AND PITS ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF MT. GRANT. SOME OLDER WORKINGS REMAIN TO THE EAST AND FURTHER DOWN THE MOUNTAIN. THE OLDER WORKINGS WERE DRIVEN ON SHEAR ZONES.
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS, MOUNT GRANT MINING DISTRICT,MINERAL COUNTY, QUADE VISITS SITE 6-27-89, NBMG UNPUBLISHED DISTRICT MINING FILES (TINGLEY FILES)
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
